Referral counsel for Federal Court immigration litigation.

What we take on referral

• Bill C-12 ineligibility determinations: applications for leave and judicial review of s.101(1)(b.1) and (b.2) decisions. The applications we have filed to date have all been under s.101(1)(b.1), for individual adults and for a family set that included a minor child with a designated representative.
• Refusal challenges: judicial review of visa, permit, and PR refusals.
• Stay motions: urgent motions to stay removal where review proceedings are on foot.
• Procedural fairness responses: where a strong PFL response now can avoid litigation later.

How we work with referring professionals

• Your client stays your client. We handle the Federal Court proceeding. The underlying immigration file and relationship remain yours. When the litigation ends, the client goes back to you.
• Fast conflict check and answer. C-12 and stay timelines don't allow a week of phone tag. Send the decision letter and key dates. You'll get a clear yes/no and a fee quote quickly.
• Clean scope in writing. A defined retainer for the litigation piece, so your client always knows who is doing what.

Why the C-12 files especially

The 15-day leave deadline means an RCIC who receives a client's ineligibility letter is holding a live Federal Court deadline from day one. We have prepared and filed applications on s.101(1)(b.1) determinations, so the forms, the service requirements, and the designated-representative steps where a minor is involved are ones we have already worked through once. That says nothing about how a leave application will be decided. It should mean a shorter run-up to filing.